The Tanta Music Project is an initiative developed in Praça Seca neighborhood (RJ) by Marcelo Serralva and Marissa de Brito. The goal of the project is to provide free music lessons at least 2 times a week, for children and adolescents in a neighborhood with few cultural options. The couple has already carried out cultural projects in the neighborhood and other places. In 2015, they held activities in two projects: Livrocicleta, who donated books for free on the streets, and Praça Seca Cultural, a monthly occupation of the neighborhood with music, that still happens every month. The Praça Seca Cultural was recently sanctioned by the city in the announcement Local Actions.

Marcelo and Marissa rented a space in the neighborhood and are already acting on their own, with no official support or sponsorship, just some donation from few supporters. The space was renovated and has already received the first music instruments - guitars, ukuleles, drums, percussions in general, and a piano that was donated by a neighborhood resident. The free music workshop will start in August and registration will open in July. This initiative is taking place in a neighborhood in need of a cultural programming that is truly oriented to the community.

The purpose of the workshop is to offer percussion lessons with recycled material for beginners and students, and according to the interest and talent, that the student can learn other instruments such as guitar, piano, ukulele and drums. Although free, the workshop will charge assiduity and responsibility of children and adolescents involved.

In addition to the workshop, other ideas are: setting up a mini-library with books from the Livrocicleta project (nearly a thousand) and charity events for the community. The next event is already scheduled: a very traditional Brazilian Festa Junina, which will take place on July 10 at Beneficência Portuguesa (RJ).